I play WOW. I have Fx-8150 @ 4.5ghz with a 6970 (950/1450) and I only get about 45 FPS in Pandara.

Really? That doesn't sound right. I can hold 15-20 fps on full ultra running circles in the middle of Org on Illidan (one of the most populated servers, much more demanding than flying around zones in Panda but not quite as demanding as a 25man raid bc people are just running from bank-ah or standing still, and no casting), on my q6600 @ 3.2 and a 9800gt.